diff --git a/lib/create-license.js b/lib/create-license.js
index 4f23db4..f216453 100644
--- a/lib/create-license.js
+++ b/lib/create-license.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export default async function createLicense(name) {
   await writePrettyFile(
     "LICENSE.md",
     getTemplateFileContent("LICENSE.md")
-      .replace("{{YEAR}}>", new Date().getFullYear())
+      .replace("{{YEAR}}", new Date().getFullYear())
       .replace("{{OWNER}}", name)
   );
 }